INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ? VOCABULARY IT-IDT-4 Directions: Define each term. computer an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program. data the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, being stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media. information what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things. information processing cycle The sequence of events in processing information hardware tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.